My name is Alisha! I am 33 years old and living the boring adult life lol. Nice to meet you all! Thanks for dropping by my world! This is where I will post random things, basically like a journal or blog or whatever you want to call it lol

Life Update...

Well. My boyfriend was forced to quit working with me because we lost our babysitter (my mom). Let me note now: We're poor. We suck. Anyways, my mom was the only one who was willing to work long hours for shit pay. She only asked for us to help her and pay for food and gas...and that she brings her two dogs with her. Well, that was fine. One is a 16 year old blind and deaf pug that needs to be confined in a small space to keep her from hurting herself. The other one is the sweetest dog you'll ever meet. Never begs, never gets into things, great with kids, only barks at strangers (which doesn't last long because he's a loving goober). All he does is be a living vacuum cleaner and sleeps all day. Anyways, our landlord saw this and immediately told us they HAVE TO GO. Well, now we don't have a babysitter because mom refuses (rightfully so) to leave her dogs locked up in a tiny house for 11 hours a day. She cannot afford to get someone to check on them and she lives to far to constantly check on them (it'll cost us too much). And she cannot babysit at her house because her home is not safe (I know, we tell her all the time that something needs to be done, but we're all poor and doing what we can do). We cannot afford another sitter. We cannot afford daycare. We cannot put her back in Pre-K because they won't accept her due to classes being full. (She was pulled out due to them going to MO to help his little brother)

Anyways, due to losing our second income, we are back to square one. I closed my shops until further notice so I can focus on resolving our situation. There might be a hiatus here as well. I'm not sure. I already barely have a foot in the door here due to the ongoing site issues and still not receiving a reply from Adam.

Sigh.

My Email to Adam

**Update**
As of 11:43 AM EST on 3/3, there has been NO reply.

Well, on 2/23 at 12:15 PM EST, I emailed Adam about the ongoing issues on the site (see previous post). I have yet to receive a reply as of 2/27 12:39 PM EST.

How messed up is it that you can't even reach anyone here? Has this place been abandoned??? Is this place on autopilot??? It's understandable if this site was HUGE with an enormous amount of members to be left hanging for a few days (that's how it is on DA). However, this site is small and I should have heard back by now....do you agree? disagree?

That's ENOUGH!

90% chance I will be leaving TheOtaku soon. Why?

It took me 3 tries to type my fucking username. THEN, it took 8 times to type my password. Do you know how long it took to register that I typed and to finally click login? Eleven minutes. Eleven fucking minutes just to login.

I am reporting to Adam. If these problems (login, not registering typing, invasive and malicious ads, etc.) are not addressed and fixed soon, I am leaving. I am so sick and tired of this bull.

I want to be here. I want to see this place come back to life. However, these things are making my stay here extremely unpleasant.

Daily Sketches Cancelled

Official Decree: Cancelled.

I did not foresee that my hours would drastically change when starting this challenge. I have decided, having being 2 weeks behind, that I am cancelling to focus on finished pieces instead of trying to struggle to "catch up." I have a few Artist Alleys I have my eye on and my portfolio is quite small. So, I will have to try again next year instead.

Daily Sketch Update + Blah

So, I am behind on the daily sketches; not from laziness, but the sheer size of the last two I spat out. The rest *should* pour out faster and I can catch up very soon. I MIGHT cancel the whole thing if I fall behind like this again, though. Even though I don't want to, I think it would be best if I can't keep up. I might try a once a week challenge instead, but I am not sure.

What do you guys think of my daily sketches??? Do you think I should stop? Keep going?

I began working more hours at work temporarily due to my partner getting a job with me. Since we only have one car, our hours have to match D: which is also to blame for my lapse in the challenge.

Sigh.

How are you guys?